What Is The Landlady?

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In the story the Landlady, a boy named Billy came to Bath; Billy had to choose whether to stay at a pub, a boarding house or the Bell and Dragon. Billy had stayed at a pub before and liked it. While walking around figuring out where he was going to stay a boarding house caught his eye.
The word “pub” is short for public house. A pub is a place where people can stay have a drink, play games, and hang with friends. Pubs are very fun for people to go and hangout. At a pub you can smell a stench of beer, see bar stools, feel the greasy food you’re eating, and hear laughter. A boarding house is a house that provides food and lodging for paying guest. At a boarding house you can smell the laundry detergent, taste the warm food, feel the warm bed

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